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Trading Cards Go Digital: DotP 2014

Trading Cards Go Digital: DotP 2014

When I was younger, for about two months every year my parents sent me away to rural New Hampshire to attend sleep-away camp. This was probably a good thing for me. Being away from television and video games for a while balanced me out, and although I wasn’t

BSU’s Harlem Renaissance is a Hit

BSU’s Harlem Renaissance is a Hit

The biting cold was no match for the warmth emanating from the Alumni Gym on Saturday evening as the Black Student Union’s annual Harlem Renaissance kicked off around 7:30 p.m. This year’s theme was “Night at the Apollo.” Students of all classes dressed in their best

"12 Years a Slave": Eye-Opening Must-See

"12 Years a Slave": Eye-Opening Must-See

As a history major at Amherst, I’ve taken numerous classes specializing in slavery in the US. I thought I could understand something of the history, the pain, the suffering, the anguish. I thought, to whatever extent it was possible for a white kid in the early 21st century to

Letter to the Editor

Jed Doty ’05 writes in response to Tito Craige’s “Shining Light on Dark Words,” which was published in the Oct. 9 edition of The Student. As a former editor of The Student, I read Tito Craige’s recent Op-Ed, “Shining Light on Dark Words,” with much embarrassment and

Dangers of "Molly"

Over the past few months, several deaths presumed to be the result of “Molly” overdoses have increased media attention on the club drug and led to the cancellation of several concerts in the area. The Univ. of Massachusetts cancelled several local events at the Mullins Center (including the artists Above

Raising Awareness for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October. Which means fall is well underway and the leaves have already started changing colors. Also, Halloween. Oh, and for us college students, the flurrying panic to cram in extra studying for midterms. What else? Ah, it’s also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Oh, yeah … Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Thoughts on Suite Living

On Oct. 11, the Board of Trustees approved a new facilities plan which, among other things, called for the Social Dorms to be razed to make way for a new science center. The plan potentially kills two birds with one stone by ensuring Amherst remains competitive in undergraduate science and